How to use FastAPI for microservices in Python

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  • uvicorn

    An ASGI web server, for Python. 🦄

    • To run the server, you will also need to install Uvicorn:

  • starlette

    The little ASGI framework that shines. 🌟

    • The framework's official website mentions a number of pros of FastAPI. In my opinion, the most useful features from a microservice perspective are: the simplicity of code (easy to use and avoid boilerplate), high operational capacity thanks to Starlette and Pydantic and compatibility with industry standards - OpenAPI and JSON Schema.

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  • pydantic

    Data validation using Python type hints

    • The framework's official website mentions a number of pros of FastAPI. In my opinion, the most useful features from a microservice perspective are: the simplicity of code (easy to use and avoid boilerplate), high operational capacity thanks to Starlette and Pydantic and compatibility with industry standards - OpenAPI and JSON Schema.

  • awesome-jsonschema

    A curated list of awesome JSON Schema resources, tutorials, tools, and more.

    • The framework's official website mentions a number of pros of FastAPI. In my opinion, the most useful features from a microservice perspective are: the simplicity of code (easy to use and avoid boilerplate), high operational capacity thanks to Starlette and Pydantic and compatibility with industry standards - OpenAPI and JSON Schema.

  • fastapi

    FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production

    • ~ FastAPI definition. Source: FastAPI

  • asgiref

    ASGI specification and utilities

    • It supports asynchronous tasks through ASGI.

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